Synonyms for commemorate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
Forms
- Past participle
- commemorated
e.g. commemorated → memorialized, immortalized, celebrated, honor'd…
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We celebrate the birth, commemorate the death of one beloved or honored. We celebrate a national anniversary with music and song, with firing of guns and ringing of bells; we commemorate by any solemn and thoughtful service, or by a monument or other enduring memorial.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- celebrate We celebrate Mother's Day in honor of our mothers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| commemorate | steady | |
| immortalize | rising | |
| celebrate | rising | |
| solemnize | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- keep1, mark1
- 5 letters
- honor2
- 6 letters
- honour2
- 7 letters
- observe2
- 8 letters
- remember3
- 9 letters
- celebrate3, solemnize, solemnise
- 11 letters
- memorialize5, immortalize4, immortalise, memorialise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- commémorer
- Deutsch
- Gedenken
- Català
- commemorar